Plectoptera
Genus of cockroaches
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Plectoptera is a genus of American cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae and tribe Plectopterini. There are at least 2 described species in Plectoptera.[1][2][3]
| Plectoptera | |
|---|---|
| |
| Plectoptera pulicaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllodromiinae |
| Genus: | Plectoptera Saussure, 1864 |
Species
- Plectoptera picta Saussure & Zehntner, 1893 (pictured beetle cockroach)
- Plectoptera poeyi (Saussure, 1862) (Florida beetle roach)
